title: Performance of a diffusion barrier charcoal adsorption 222Rn monitor under conditions of varying humidity and temperature.
abstract: An investigation of the performance of a diffusion barrier, charcoal-based 222Rn monitor under several artificial environmental conditions showed that both temperature and relative humidity levels affect 222Rn uptake. A physical model was developed adequately describing the temperature effects, while an empirical model was used to summarize the combined effects of temperature and atmospheric water concentration.
authors.affiliation: Australian Radiation Laboratory, Yallambie, Victoria.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pojer
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Peggie
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D002606:Charcoal; D006813:Humidity; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011886:Radon; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal; D011886:Radon